Brown credited the extra work he put in before Tuesday’s game. He said he got to the ball park early to watch video of Beckett.

“[I wanted] to see what his tendencies are because I know it’s a big series,” Brown said.

Manuel said Brown has been getting better balls to hit, but Brown knows he wasn’t getting the results he wanted.

Heading into Tuesday’s game, he was hitless in his previous 14 at-bats with runners in scoring position.

“I’m getting in great counts but I’m not capitalizing on those hitters counts,” he admitted. “If they’re going to give me the walk, take the walk. If they’re going to give me a ball I can take a single on and take the other way, you do what you have to do.

“I’ve been working the count since I’ve been here. I think I’ve been doing an excellent job of that. I’ve been getting a little bit too big on hitter’s counts. On 2-0, I’m trying to drive the ball out of the ballpark instead of just hitting it hard somewhere.”